Report on competition policy and film distribution
IRIS 1996-7:1/5
Ad van Loon
European Audiovisual Observatory
In November 1995, the OECD held a roundtable on Competition Policy and Cinema and Television Film Distribution. Recently, the OECD published the proceedings of this roundtable as Volume No 3 in its publication series, Roundtables in Competition Policy.
The report divides the film distribution sector in three: cinema, television and video. To assess the competitive conditions in which films are distributed in these three different sectors, it explores possible market definitions so as to be able to determine the degree of concentration of the relevant distibution activity, and it discusses regulations and practices which prevent market entry.
The report reproduces national contributions from Australia, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, and a contribution of the European Commission.
References
- OECD, 'Competition Policy and Film Distribution' (series Roundtables on Competition Policy No 3) in: OECD Working Papers Vol. IV No 23, Paris 1996.
- http://www.oedc.org/cgi-bin/swish/search.cgi
This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.